Missa brevis (Haydn)

The Missa brevis in F ( XXII: 1), also known as Youth Fair, in addition to the Missa Rorate coeli is desuper (whose attribution as Haydn's works is controversial ) one of the earliest mass compositions by Joseph Haydn. It was probably composed around 1749 when Haydn was still a choirboy in Vienna. The fair is originally composed for two violins, basso continuo, choir and soprano soloist 2. Haydn had revised the work in 1805 and made ​​it a version with expanded orchestra with woodwinds and brass and timpani. Haydn had the show probably composed for himself and his brother Michael Haydn, namely both were soloists with the Vienna Boys' Choir. As usual for a Missa brevis, the show is very short and the text is often divided between the voices. Choir and soloists alternate constantly.

Occupation

  • Choir ( SATB)
  • 2 soprano soloists
  • Vienna church trio (2 violins, bass and organ), extended in later processing by wind and timpani

Construction

  • Kyrie: Allegro
  • Gloria: Andante
  • Credo: Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
  • Sanctus: Adagio - Allegro
  • Benedictus: Andante - Allegro
  • Agnus Dei: Adagio - Allegro

The performance lasts about 14 minutes.

Mass (music) Woodwind instrument Wind instrument Gloria in excelsis Deo Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) Lamb of God Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo Missa sancti Bernardi von Offida Missa in angustiis Theresienmesse Harmoniemesse
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